Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP) Competitors

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) and Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor FDP or DAR?

In the previous week, Darling Ingredients had 14 more articles in the media than Fresh Del Monte Produce. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Darling Ingredients and 2 mentions for Fresh Del Monte Produce. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Fresh Del Monte Produce's score of 0.36 indicating that Darling Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fresh Del Monte Produce	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Darling Ingredients	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FDP or DAR more profitable?

Fresh Del Monte Produce has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Darling Ingredients' net margin of 3.02%. Fresh Del Monte Produce's return on equity of 6.52% beat Darling Ingredients' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fresh Del Monte Produce	3.45%	6.52%	4.17%
Darling Ingredients	3.02%	3.78%	1.66%

Which has better valuation & earnings, FDP or DAR?

Darling Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Fresh Del Monte Produce. Fresh Del Monte Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darling Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fresh Del Monte Produce	$4.28B	0.38	$142.20M	$3.06	11.03
Darling Ingredients	$5.72B	1.02	$278.88M	$1.07	34.38

Do analysts recommend FDP or DAR?

Darling Ingredients has a consensus target price of $46.14, indicating a potential upside of 25.44%. Given Darling Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Darling Ingredients is more favorable than Fresh Del Monte Produce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fresh Del Monte Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Darling Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FDP or DAR?

64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, FDP or DAR?

Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Darling Ingredients beats Fresh Del Monte Produce on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.